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Baby Names from 2012

3,657,367 registered births | 1,896,625 boys | 1,760,742 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2012

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
19,104 births
2 Mason
18,993 births
3 Ethan
17,694 births
4 Noah
17,378 births
5 William
16,914 births
6 Liam
16,823 births
7 Michael
16,209 births
8 Jayden
16,150 births
9 Alexander
15,257 births
10 Aiden
14,924 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Sophia
22,335 births
2 Emma
20,972 births
3 Isabella
19,134 births
4 Olivia
17,332 births
5 Ava
15,548 births
6 Emily
13,664 births
7 Abigail
12,728 births
8 Mia
12,037 births
9 Madison
11,416 births
10 Elizabeth
9,729 births

Top Unisex Names of 2012

Avery
2,019 boys 8,318 girls
Jordan
7,827 boys 1,423 girls
Angel
7,024 boys 1,408 girls
Riley
2,890 boys 4,833 girls
Alexis
1,560 boys 5,372 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2012

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Gael
#410 → #146 (+264)
B Brantley
#320 → #158 (+162)
G Paisley
#194 → #104 (+90)
G Ivy
#264 → #186 (+78)
G Aria
#157 → #92 (+65)
G Mila
#174 → #115 (+59)
G Skylar
#145 → #87 (+58)

New to the Top 200 in 2012

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Gael #146 Brantley #158 Weston #171 Kinsley #179 Ezra #183 Ivy #186 Avery #187 Abel #192 Harmony #195 Londyn #196 Kai #197 Adalyn #198 Jayce #200
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